Tyan Thunder n6650W S2915 User manual

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Thunder n6650W

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S2915

Version 1.0

Copyright

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Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer

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warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including liability or

warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. TYAN

retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications

at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any direct or

indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other

malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations Page 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5

Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image Page 8

2.2 Block Diagram Page 10

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11

2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 21

2.5 Installing the Processor(s) Page 22

2.6 Installing the Memory Page 25

2.7 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28

2.8 Installing Add-In Cards Page 30

2.9 Connecting External Devices Page 31

2.10 Installing the Power Supply Page 32

2.11 Finishing Up Page 33

Chapter 3: BIOS

3.1 About the BIOS Page 35

3.2 Main BIOS Setup Page 37

3.3 Main Menu Page 38

3.4 Advanced Menu Page 40

3.5 Security Menu Page 58

3.6 Boot Menu Page 59

3.7 Power Menu Page 60

3.8 Exit Menu Page 61

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Flash Utility Page 63

4.2 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Page 64

Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette

Page 67

Glossary

Page 69

Technical Support

Page 75

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Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder n6650W motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

6 x SATA cable

3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

2 x SAS cable (for S2915WA2NRF only)

1 x IEEE1394 cable

1 x Thunder n6650W User’s Manual

1 x Thunder n6650W Quick Reference Guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for

replacement before continuing with the installation process.

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NOTE

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions available. The

Thunder n6650W (S2915) is a high-end server motherboard, based on the

NVIDIA NPF3600 and NPF3050 chipsets. It also includes the NEC nPD72044

PCI-X tunnel and SMsC 5307 Super I/O chipsets.

This motherboard is designed to support two AMD Opteron 2000 Series

processors and up to 32GB of DDR2 400/533/667 memory. The S2915 is ideal

for CPU, memory, and I/O intensive applications required in the HPC (High

Performancec Computing) and clustering environments.

The S2915 is also

ideal for computing and graphics acceleration applications required in the

HPC/clustering environments or workstation platforms.

Remember to visit TYAN’s website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find

information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS

upgrades.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processo

r

s

• Dual 1207-pin ZIF sockets

• Supports up to two AMD Opteron

2000 Series processors

• Two onboard 5-phase digital VRMs

Chipset

• NVIDIA NPF3600 + NPF3050

• NEC nPD720404 PCI-X tunnel

• SMsC 5307 Super I/O controller

Integrated I/O

•

One 9-pin 16550 UART serial port

•

10 USB 2.0 ports (6 at rear, 1 internal

vertical connector, and 3 front ports

via optional cables)

• PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors

• 6 SATA-II connectors

•

Dual RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports

•

One IDE and one Floppy connectors

System Management

•

CPU thermal & voltage monitor

support

• Six 4-pin fan header (PWM and

Memory

•

Dual-channel memory bus

• Eight DDR2 sockets (four per CPU)

• Supports ECC Registered DIMMs

• Maximum of 32GB DDR2-

400/533/667

Integrated Network Processor

•

Two GbE via Marvell PHY 88E1121

• Supports WOL and PXE

• Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs

Integrated FireWire (1394a)

Controller

• TI TSB43AB22A 1394a PCI controller

• 1394a channel for rear (connector)

• 1394a channel for front (header)

Integrated Audio Controller

•

HDA link

• RealTek ALC262 controller (High

Definition Audio)

• Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in rear ports

• SPDIF-out in rear

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tachometer support)

• One 2-pin chassis intrusion header

• Watchdog timer support

Expansion Slots

•

Four (4) PCI Express x16 slots

- one x16 signal from NPF3050

- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO

- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO with x8

signal

- one x16 from NPF3050 with x8 signal

• Two (2) PCI-X 100/133MHz slots from

NEC nPD720404

• One (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

• Seven (7) expansion slots total

Form Factor

•

SSI / Extended ATX (12” x 13”)

• EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8 + 4 pin) power

connectors

• Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse

connectors

• Stacked Serial (1) connector

• Stacked USB 2.0 (2) + FireWire (1)

connectors

• 2 stacked USB 2.0 (2) + RJ-45 (1)

connectors

• Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio

connectors

• SPDIF-out

• Front panel audio header

• CD-in, Aux-in headers (4-pin

configuration)

Integrated SAS Controller

(for S2915WA2NRF only)

•

LSI 1068E SAS controller

• Eight SAS ports

BIOS

• Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC Flash

ROM

• Supports ACPI (S0, S1, S3, S4, S5)

• Serial console Redirect

• PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot

• PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power

Management

• User-configurable H/W monitoring

• Auto-configuration of hard disk types

• Multiple boot options

• 48-bit LBA support

Regulatory

• FCC Class B (DoC)

• European Community CE (DoC)

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precautions: The Thunder n6650W supports SSI, EPS12V type power

supplies (24pin + 8pin +4pin) and will not operate with any other types. For

proper power supply installation procedures see page 32.

DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the

board and void your warranty.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important

information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some

precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the

antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and

then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power

supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a

static safety wrist strap.

(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the

board, or flex the board in any way.

(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,

memory modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your

chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

NOTE

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED.

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2.1- Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at

the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look

exactly like the above picture.

The following page includes details on the vital components of this

motherboard.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

Thunder n6650W (S2915A2NRF) Block Diagram

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Thunder n6650W (S2915WA2NRF) Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of

publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

Jumper Legend



OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper covered



CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper covered

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Jumper/Connector Function

J12 1394 Pin Header

J16 High Definition Audio Header

E15 Chassis Intrusion Header

P24 USB Pin Header

P26 USB Pin Header

P7 CD_IN Connector

P11 AUX_IN Connector

P18 SPDIF_IN Connector

J61 1394 Disable Jumper

JP29 SAS Disable Jumper

JP13 PCI-X Speed Select Jumper

E50 Clear CMOS Jumper

J88 Front Panel Header

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CPUFAN1

SYSFAN5

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN0

CPUFAN0

SYSFAN4

SYSFAN3

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SYSFAN0/1/2/3: 4-pin Fan Connector with Speed Control

+12V

PWM

GND

Tachometer

1

+12V

PWM

GND

Ta ch ome ter

1

Use these headers to connect the cooling fans to

the motherboard to keep the system stable and

reliable.

This connector supports the tachometer monitoring

and auto fan speed control.

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

GND +12V Tachometer PWM

SYSFAN4/5: 3-pin Fan Connector

+12V

GND

Tachometer

Use these headers to connect the cooling fans to

the motherboard to keep the system stable and

reliable.

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3

Tachometer +12V GND

CPUFAN0/CPUFAN1: 4-pin Fan Connector

CPUFAN0

+12V

N

C

GND

Tachometer

1

CPUFAN1

+12V

NC

GND

Tachometer

1

Use these headers to connect cooling fans to the

motherboard to keep the system stable and

reliable.

CPUFAN0 & CPUFAN1

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

GND +12V Tachometer NC

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E15

P24

J16

P26

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J16: High Definition Audio Header

10 2

9 1

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 PORT1L 2 GND

3 PORT1R 4 PRESENCE#

5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN

7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY

9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN

E15: Chassis Intrusion Header

1

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If

the chassis is opened, the system will then record this

status and show a warning message on the screen. To

clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and

clear the record.

Pin 1 INTRUDER

Pin 2 GND

P24: USB Pin Header

1

9

2 10

Use this header to connect to front panel USB connector.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC 1 2 VCC

USB DATA- 3 4 USB DATA-

USB DATA+ 5 6 USB DATA+

GND 7 8 GND

KEY 9 10 NC

P26: USB Pin Header

1

5

Use this header to connect to a USB connector.

Pin Signal

1 VCC

2 USB DATA-

3 USB DATA+

4 GND

5 KEY

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P18

P11

P7

J12

J88

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P7: CD_IN Connector

RGND

L

This is for CD-ROM audio connector.

P11: AUX_IN Connector

RGND

L

This connector is used for DVD Add-on Card with

Line_In Connector.

P18: SPDIF_IN Connector

1

This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony &

Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for

digital audio transmission.

J88: Front Panel Header

HDD LED+

1 2

Power LED+

HDD LED-

3 4

Power LED-

GND

5 6

Power S/W+

Reset SW+

7 8

GND

9 10

NC

11 12

GND

5VSB

13 14

Key

NC

15 16

GND

NC

17 18

INTRU#

The motherboard

provides one front panel

header for electrical

connection to the front

panel switches and

LED’s.

J12: 1394 Pin Header

10 2

9

1

Signal Pin Pin Signal

TPA+ 1 2 TPA-

GND 3 4 GND

TPB+ 5 6 TPB-

+12V 7 8 +12V

KEY 9 10 GND

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JP13

E50

JP29

J61

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JP13: PCI-X Speed Select Jumper

1

Open: 133MHz (Default)

1

Closed: Force to run at 100MHz

JP29: SAS Disable Jumper

1

Open: Enable SAS Controller (Default)

1

Closed: Disable SAS Controller

E50: Clear CMOS Jumper

1

3

(Clear)

1

3

(Default)

If you have lost your system/setup password or need to

clear the system BIOS settings, you can reset the

CMOS settings by using this jumper.

Power off the system and set E50 to (2-3) position, and

then power on to boot up the system. The CMOS will

be cleared when the screen is on. Finally shut down

the power, replace E50 to the default setting (1-2),

power on the system again.

J61: 1394 Disable Jumper

1

Open: Enable 1394 functionality (Default)

Closed: Disable 1394 functionality

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